python remove last element from a string code example

Example 1: python remove last character from string

str =  "string"
str = str[:-1]  # Returns "strin"

Example 2: remove last element from list python

>>> l = list(range(1,5))
>>> l
[1, 2, 3, 4]
>>> l.pop()
4
>>> l
[1, 2, 3]